Courage

You've got to love to compete. Never stop competing. Once you lose that, it's over.

I fought everybody. People don't know this, but I fought everybody since the Olympics.

You don't realize how hard it is to be in the ring and to be successful.

I want to be remembered as someone who gave his all whenever he was in the ring.

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.

I wasn't planning on beating anybody. I was just planning on running the best I could.

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does. That makes you a winner right there.

I'm not a machine. I bled for 10 days, and I'm human, I'm Cathy.

Hard days are the best because that's when champions are made.

The only person who can stop you from reaching your goals is you.

When anyone tells me I can't do anything, I'm just not listening anymore.

There's no point in just retreating in English races. You've got to take the race to the other runners.

You need a lot of different kinds of mental and physical qualities to succeed in the sport.

I’ve always described my endurance ability as my ability to deal with pain.

I always believed I can beat the best, achieve the best. I always see myself in the top position.

You always have to believe in yourself and not let anyone discourage you.

Records exist to be broken. It's just me and the bar.

You must train harder than I do, run faster, do more from yourself than I do, and then you will defeat me.

I have the heart of a lion and the legs of a gazelle.